Abstract
AbstractEPN-ZFTA is a rare brain tumor where prognostic factors remain unclear and no effective immunotherapy or chemotherapy is currently available. Therefore, this study investigated its clinicopathological features, evaluated the utility of MTAP and p16 IHC as surrogate markers ofCDKN2Aalterations, and characterized the immune microenvironment of EPN-ZFTA. Thirty surgically removed brain tumors, including 10 EPN-ZFTA, were subjected to IHC. MLPA was performed forCDKN2AHD in 20 ependymal tumors, including EPN-ZFTA. The 5-years OS and PFS of EPN-ZFTA were 90% and 60%, respectively.CDKN2AHD was detected in two cases of EPN-ZFTA; these cases were immunohistochemically negative for both MTAP and p16 and recurred earlier after surgery. As for the immune microenvironment of EPN-ZFTA, B7-H3, but not PD-L1, was positive in all cases of EPN-ZFTA; Iba-1-positive or CD204-positive macrophages were large, while infiltrating lymphocytes were small, in number in EPN-ZFTA. Collectively, these results indicate the potential of MTAP and p16 IHC as useful surrogate markers ofCDKN2AHD in EPN-ZFTA, and tumor-associated macrophages, including the M2 type, may contribute to its immune microenvironment. Furthermore, the expression of B7-H3 in EPN-ZFTA may indicate the usefulness of B7-H3 as a target of immune checkpoint chemotherapy for EPN-ZFTA via B7-H3 pathway.
Publisher
Springer Science and Business Media LLC
Subject
Cancer Research,Neurology (clinical),Oncology,General Medicine
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